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Ex-PC users: What influenced you to consider and (if applicable) buy an Apple?
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<blockquote data-quote="Cloudane" data-source="post: 40805"><p>It's interesting to see so many converts because of Windows and wanting to get away from it. I'm what some seem to call a "genius" with Windows (and computers in general), though it's all relative... a genius to one person is a dimwit to another... anyway, if you know your way around Windows and know what makes it tick vs. what makes it go boom, you can have quite a reasonable experience with it. </p><p></p><p>Also if you pay the same sort of money you pay for an Apple on PC hardware, you get quality components instead of cheap, unstable ones, and get much better reliability as a result <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I have both a Wintel and a Mac, and I must admit the XP box very rarely crashes. Personally I think it's due to the quality of the components... Abit motherboard, Crucial memory, decent PSU rather than some cheap one that comes free with a case etc. But there has to be a certain amount of software-based crashing, and that seems to come from spyware and other rubbish that litters the system and leaves bits of itself behind when you remove it.</p><p></p><p>If there's anything I was tired of with Windows, it isn't necessarily the fault of the OS itself - it's the fact that it's *targeted* by all the viruses, spyware and security exploits meaning that you have to use half your resources on an Antivirus, Adwatch and Zonealarm, taking a massive chunk of your computer. A possible OS fault though, is that it does seem to also encourage programs to litter themselves all over the desktop and system tray, bringing up umpteen startup items for quick access to programs that you don't care about, which is incredibly annoying. Windows takes forever to boot once you have a few of those. Keeping it tidy is a pain the the rear and difficult to keep on top of.</p><p></p><p>Funny enough, I don't *want* Macs to become massively popular because then we'll also be targetted with all the viruses, spyware, adware and such.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cloudane, post: 40805"] It's interesting to see so many converts because of Windows and wanting to get away from it. I'm what some seem to call a "genius" with Windows (and computers in general), though it's all relative... a genius to one person is a dimwit to another... anyway, if you know your way around Windows and know what makes it tick vs. what makes it go boom, you can have quite a reasonable experience with it. Also if you pay the same sort of money you pay for an Apple on PC hardware, you get quality components instead of cheap, unstable ones, and get much better reliability as a result :) I have both a Wintel and a Mac, and I must admit the XP box very rarely crashes. Personally I think it's due to the quality of the components... Abit motherboard, Crucial memory, decent PSU rather than some cheap one that comes free with a case etc. But there has to be a certain amount of software-based crashing, and that seems to come from spyware and other rubbish that litters the system and leaves bits of itself behind when you remove it. If there's anything I was tired of with Windows, it isn't necessarily the fault of the OS itself - it's the fact that it's *targeted* by all the viruses, spyware and security exploits meaning that you have to use half your resources on an Antivirus, Adwatch and Zonealarm, taking a massive chunk of your computer. A possible OS fault though, is that it does seem to also encourage programs to litter themselves all over the desktop and system tray, bringing up umpteen startup items for quick access to programs that you don't care about, which is incredibly annoying. Windows takes forever to boot once you have a few of those. Keeping it tidy is a pain the the rear and difficult to keep on top of. Funny enough, I don't *want* Macs to become massively popular because then we'll also be targetted with all the viruses, spyware, adware and such. [/QUOTE]
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